Problem is with a Quasar VHS 960

A tape with a cracked housing was used in this machine and jammed. Cover was removed and tape was removed, however a plastic arm with a hole in the middle and a flat part of it on one end was found along with a spring was found lose inside the unit. Can't figure out where it goes. It doesn't appear to be broken. Need a diagram showing location of the components. Anyone out there with a technical manual on this unit? Thanks Mark

This is probably part of the cassette carriage (the unit that loads & ejects the tape). You could possibly post a couple of pics- of the loose pieces, and the carriage mechanism- perhaps a tech here could point to where the pieces fit. Hopefully, nothing on the carriage (or elsewhere) is broken. VCRs of the last 10+ years are made to break easily- thin metal, thin weak plastic.

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That is exactly what a typical M-Load mechanism is supposed to do. Once the VHS tape cassette is inserted, cassette housing cover will be flipped up and two arms will pull tape out of cassette housing to wrap tape around cylindrical spinning head housing that contains video heads and, if VHS HI-FI, audio heads as well. When stop or eject button is pressed, arms will retract and tape will wind back into cassette housing. What type of problem are you experiencing with unit? It may have nothing to do with M-load engaging tape around head cylinder.

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